HCPCS code
Wheelchairs and other DME (temporary codes)
CMS description
Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; home compressor used to fill portable oxygen cylinders; includes portable containers, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing
In the order to send them
Why these codes
CMS's temporary K codes are mostly wheelchairs and DME accessories.
If a payer returns nothing
Payers don't all answer every service type. Send 30 (Health Benefit Plan Coverage) for the plan's general benefits.
Sources
CMS HCPCS Level II descriptor; X12 HIPAA 5010 service type code definitions; VerifyTX billing practice